Index of Lessons:    
 
     

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Updated:  JUNE 4, 2001

DUE TO CONTINUED REGISTRATIONS WELL INTO MAY, WE WILL KEEP THE "COURSE" GOING UNTIL JULY 7th.  WHILE THE "QUESTION LINK" WILL BE TURNED OFF AT THAT TIME, THIS MATERIAL WILL REMAIN POSTED AS A RESOURCE.

FROM TIME TO TIME, THE EXTERNAL WEBSITES WE TAKE YOU TO MAY HAVE PROBLEMS.  PLEASE LET US KNOW IF YOU HAVE ANY DIFFICULTIES LINKING TO  THE SUPPORTING MATERIAL.

Course Registration and Introduction
Learn about the NWA, register, and get your first reading assignment for lesson 1.
After registering you are cleared to start lesson 1.  We won't respond to your registration. FAA Advisory Circulars need not be downloaded as they are now part of the course library in each lesson.

See Student Questions and Answers
View the questions that other students asked during the "course" portion of these program.  You may also view this file using the "Resource Menu" available in each lesson.

Lesson 1:  Thunderstorm Meteorology
Basic thunderstorm weather conditions.
Introduction by Brig Gen David L. Johnson, USAF, pilot and Director of Weather, Headquarters USAF

Lesson 2: Thunderstorm Hazards to Aviation
How a thunderstorm can impact your flying.
Introduction by Captain Robert Maxson, Director of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Aviation Operations Center

Lesson 3: Avoiding Thunderstorms in the Terminal / Airport / Aerodrome 
Flight planning tools and information to let you know that a thunderstorm is within the 5 mile radius of an airport.
Introduction by Mr. Jack May, Acting Director, Aviation Weather Center, National Weather Service

Lesson 4: Avoiding Thunderstorms Enroute
Flight planning tools and enroute strategies to avoid the impact of thunderstorms while flying to your destination.
Introduction by Mr. Randy Baker, Meteorologist, UPS.
ADDED: May 20: aircraft radar signatures to avoid, and the weather display on an ATC radar.
ADDED:  June 4:  AA Flight Safety article on RADAR 101, and examples of new oceanic lightning graphics.

Lesson 5: Windshear and Microbursts
A detailed look at how weather systems, Air Traffic Control, and pilots depend on each other to prevent the deadliest hazard of thunderstorms.
Introduction by Mr. David Whatley, Director of Aviation Weather, Federal Aviation Administration

Lesson 6: Lessons from Previous Accidents
Some accidents that all pilots can learn from.   
Introduction by Major General Timothy Peppe, Air Force Chief of Safety and Commander, Air Force Safety Center.
UPDATE:  Lesson 6 changed on 24 May.  Some accidents discussed in an NTSB article are still under investigation.   That text was removed.   

                          Link to ask questions turned off:  July 7, 2001